06-16-10: A Rushed Afghan Troop Withdrawal Could Be Disastrous

June 16th Politico: ‘Mosque & State" - greater implications of 9/11 Islamic Center. UN interfering with U.S. national defense tools. Obama backs Israel's flotilla inquiry. Barney Frank commission says $1 trillion should be cut from defense budget. Health costs to jump in 2011. Click Here Editorial: A Rushed Afghan Troop Withdrawal Could Be Disastrous The Editor The military exit from Afghanistan can be successful only if stronger attempts are also made to build a strong political and economic infrastructure in the regions where the Taliban have thrived. Exclusive: UN Resolution on Iran Open to Interpretation William R. Hawkins UNSC sanctions against Iran will be ineffective. Russia, the EU and China all profit from Iran's energy industry. A naval blockade could pressure Iran, but will the US administration consider this? U.S. Defense Can't be at China's Discretion Peter Brookes China is already manipulating the rare earth element market and talking about banning some exports. How should the U.S. deal with this growing threat to our national security? Exclusive: Sanctions Will Fail To Restrain Iran Presidential Policy: Does It Make the Grade?, James Carafano, PhD Weak sanctions will strengthen Iran's ability to crush dissent and further erode its citizens' human rights. Why You Should Care Deeply about James Cole's Nomination to Deputy Attorney General Debra Burlingame Debra Burlingame, co-founder of 9/11 Families for a Safe & Strong America, writes an open letter to 9/11 Friends and Families. * VIDEOS * TODAY'S HOT PICKS * SICK Muslim extremists bombarded British soldiers with abuse at a homecoming parade Spot the difference: How today's airbrushing PC censors decided Churchill could do without his cigar Video: Petraeus Passes Out During Testimony But Less Than 15 Minutes Later, The General Returned, Greeted By Applause... Residents get 6 votes each in suburban NY election Video: President Obama's Address to the Nation, 6/15/2010 Man on solo mission to kill bin Laden wanted revenge for Sept. 11 attacks War and Remembrance - A father retraces the steps of his son, a gallant Marine who lost his life in the liberation of Iraq. Video: Stakelbeck on Terror - New Show from CBN News George Galloway Announces Plans For Next Gaza Flotilla The Global Muslim Brotherhood Daily Report Pro-Islamist British politician George Galloway is planning a new Gaza Flotilla to launch this September. Is this a cue for more mayhem on the high seas, designed to delegitimize Israel? Did We Not All Say, "Never Again?" Ed Koch The recent rise of anti-Semitism which hides behind the mask of "anti-Zionism" is a frightening force that has come upon us. It is a force that must be resisted, before it becomes unstoppable. Britain's Islamic Poster Girl Supports Islamists Edmund Standing A Muslim woman features in a British web and poster campaign that aims to dispel negative assumptions about Islam. Her previous support for Islamists was not something she mentioned in the campaign. Caption Contest: Top Entries - June 16 And the winner is... Quote of the Day - June 16, 2010 Strategic thinking in Afghanistan?... Today's Hot Topics We choose, you peruse. Intel Memos Warn Radical Cleric's Call to Kill Americans May Inspire Attacks Obama: BP will pay for worst coastal crisis Nightmare vision for Europe as EU chief warns 'democracy could disappear' in Greece, Spain and Portugal French police ban planned street party serving pork and wine in heavily Muslim neighborhood Spain: Muslims continue demand for joint-use of Catholic churches Egyptian actor accused of 'normalization with Israel' ‘There is no West without Israel’ National Guard air crew behind daring Afghanistan rescue awarded top military honors The U.S. may send an antiterror agent back to the West Bank. China's US govt debt holdings hit 2010 high: Treasury Mexico Army Fights Gang in Tourist Town, Killing as Many as 15 Florida county defies Command, takes control of response... The Gaza Flotilla Ambush: What Did the White House Know? Oklahoma Lawmakers Seek Voter Backing to Ban Shariah From Courts The trillion-dollar Afghan battlefield (RALPH PETERS) How European Tolerance Islamized Turkey (Daniel Greenfield) I’ve Become an Enemy of the People for Speaking the Truth About Islam (PAJAMAS) Pakistan Continues Support for the Taliban (ROBERT SPENCER) Nominee for Deputy Attorney General Says 9/11 Attacks Not Acts of War, Likens Them to Domestic Crimes of Murder, Rape How Hamas rises in the West (CAROLINE B. GLICK) Click here to sign up for FSM’s e-mail updates!